David Ratcliffe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 March 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Dewsbury, England | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1975 | Bradford City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Bradford City | 28 | (1) |
| 1979–1981 | Brisbane City | ||
| 1982–1986 | St. George | ||
| 1987 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 1988 | Wollongong City | ||
| 1989 | St. George | ||
| 1989–1992 | Wollongong City | ||
| 1992 | Mount Pritchard | ||
| International career | |||
| 1982–1986 | Australia | 21 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1987 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 1989-1995 | Wollongong City | ||
| 1995-1997 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 1999-2000 | Sydney United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Ratcliffe (born 9 March 1957) is a former professional footballer. Born in England, he represented Australia at international level.[1]
Career
[edit]Born in Dewsbury, Ratcliffe joined Bradford City as an amateur in July 1972,[2] joining the first-team in March 1975.[3] He made 28 league appearances, scoring once, and two FA Cup appearances,[4] before leaving the club in June 1978.[2] He later played in Australia for Brisbane City, St. George, Sydney Olympic, Wollongong City and Mount Pritchard.[5][6]
He also earned 21 international caps for Australia between 1982 and 1986.[7][8]
He managed Wollongong City, Sydney Olympic, and Sydney United in the Australian National Soccer League.[9]
Sources
[edit]- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References
[edit]- ^ Socceroos Greats - Where are they now: David Ratcliffe theworldgame.sbs.com.au
- ^ a b Frost, p. 405
- ^ "David Ratcliffe". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Frost, p. 387
- ^ "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Australian Player Database R: Ranaldi–Renaud". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "David Ratcliffe". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Former Roos receive caps". Australian FourFourTwo. 12 June 2009. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "David Ratcliffe". Retrieved 2 June 2022.
Categories:
- Australian men's soccer players
- Australia men's international soccer players
- Australian people of English descent
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- English men's footballers
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Brisbane City FC players
- St George FC players
- Sydney Olympic FC players
- Wollongong Wolves FC players
- Mounties Wanderers FC players
- Expatriate soccer managers in Australia
- Sydney United 58 FC managers
- Sydney Olympic FC managers
- Australian soccer managers